Fender for motor-cars



C. M. RUNYAN, DEC'D.

D. T. RUNYAN. ADMHHSTRATRIX.

v FENDER FOR MOTOR CARS. APPLICATiON man MAR. so, 1916. RENEWED-AUG. 1a.1920.

1,354,441 Patented Sept. 28, 1920.

STATES PATENT OFFICE.

512311311 03? LAKEWOQD, OHIO, BY DOROTHY T. RUNYAN, F CLEVELAND,

533L315, AEMINISTRATLHX 0F CLAY M. RUNYAN, DECEASED.

FENDER roe. MOTOR-CARS.

F, born '5 1 may, concern:

is known that: L CLAY M. Bunyan, a n of the United States, and resideniof ewood. in the county of Cuyahoga and lhio, have invented certain newuseful. improvements in Fenders for r-"ars, of which i hereby declarethe f to be full, clear, and exact detioru such as will enable othersskilled art to which it appertains to make Mil.

i the e oble ts oithe invention are so provide iple and efiioient andresilient form of er or fender for motor driven vehicles adjuseablemeans for detachably securame iii": the frame of the avenbion comprisesan elongated member constituting a preliminary .isorbing memberpositioned transi the ear and in front or rear of the also includes aback support or the "esili-s-nt member and also supraeket ha sconnecting the support- JZUK with the front extremities of the t; 1.These bracket bars are ii-ed to absorb the remaining shock 1hr.preliminary action of the transi resilient member.

' lied attaching means for It HiClHdGS jo' permitting of verticaladiustment rider. and also perr no transmovement of the as)? ng means toconveniently adjustable to the oi the hicle. he invention. comprisesalso the combinw augeinent of parts and details of n hereina lterdescribed, shown in nmanying drawings and sg'iecilically out in theclaims. in the aenompauying drawings Figure 1 is a plan. view of thedevice in assembled ion; Fig. 1 shows the inner face of the posit rigidbark piece and of the slotted bracket bar. Fi 2 is a side elevationthereof; Fr 3 is a P n enlarged side elevation of the F; l is anenlarged transverse members are aiached.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 28, 1920.

ing or otherwise upon the rigid back piece D serving as a buffer bartherefor. This fender comprises an arched member C substantiallysemicircular or are shaped in cross-section, providing relatively rigidsides and a yielding center. The sides therefore sustain a stronglateral thrust, and are much more rigid than if the hose were entire orcircular in cross-section. The ridge e):- iends outwardly and reinforcesthe back piece D and also receives the impact of the crown of the memberC if it should be crushed down by an unusually severe shock.

The inwardly bent edges (1, (7, of the rigid back piece D form adovetail reces in which the half hose is securely retained in place andserve as keepers to prevent it from spreading laterally and also providestiileningfianges to prevent the back piece from becoming bent out ofSpaced lugs or keepers (5, d extending inwardly from the back pieceassist the flanges 17, (I. in clamping the edges of the hose so as toretain it firmly in place. Caps D D upon the open extremities of therigid back piece I) and bumper (l prevent the entrance of water and dustinto the shock receiving bump r member (7 which might destroy itsefiioiency.

I'ne or more longitudinal corrugations Z also strongly reinforce theback piece.

These portions form the fender which is positioned transversely of themachine and is supported resiliently by means of spring bars E, E, ateach end of the bar D. These bars are preferably slotted at 0., e, topermit fireellom of movement thereof upon bolls E, E.

To these bars a plurality of supporting Each member is composed oiportions l and G which are adjustably secured logether by means of abolt ll passing therelhrough. The member G is secured to the frame at g.The member F is provided with a circular disk shaped head having spacedrecesses r there in and a narrow neck, and the other member is providedwith a complementary socket havio a tooth f in its inner edge.

Before insertin the bolt the disk shaped head i is rotated until thefender is placed aL the desired elev: tiou. The part F is then insertedin the socket member until the tooth f engages with one of the spacedreoessos g The bolt or pin ii is then inserted through 5/ adapted tooverlap the side bar It and" clamping bolts (1. r1, secure it thereto.or may be shaped to be attached to any desired portion of the vehicle.

This construction permits all vertical and transverse adjustment of thebumper necessary. Furthermore. the construction of the resilient portionof the front of the bumper from hall hose provides all the requiredresiliency with a greate' amount of strength and durability than couldhe obtained from the use of an entire hose.

In Fig. 5 the corrugation or raised portion (Z of the back bar is spacedfrom the crown of the shock receivinc member 0. and sustains the directpressure of the shock after the collapse of the outer member.

Having described the invention what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

1. The combination with the frame of a vehiclemfa fender therefor, saidfendercomprising, a butter bar having forwardly extending inclinedflanges at its longitudinal edges, and integral outwardly extendinglugs, intermediate of and spaced from said side flange-s, said barhaving a fomvardly projected reinforcing member intermediate of itslongitudinal edges, and a hollow archeih resilient member having itslongitudinal edges inserted between the said marginal flanges andintermediate lugs on said bar,

and means for securing said her to said vehicle frame.

i In a tender for a vehicle having a frame a transversely positionedbuffer bar,

a resilient member secured to the front face thereof. said resilientmember comprising an arched piece of longitudinally divided hosesemi-circular in cross section and having a resilient crown andrelatively rigid sides forming thrust members. marginal andintern'iediate keepers upon said bar for the longitinlinal edges of saidhose, and means for securing the said fender to the vehicle Irame.

3. In a fender for a vehicle having a frame, a transversely positionedbar. a resilient member securedto the front face thereof. said resilientmember comprising. a piece of longitudinally divided hose, are shaped incross section. and having a vresilient crown and relatively rigid sidesforming thrust members, and relatively rigid keepers'upon thelongitudinal edges of said har engaging the outer edges of saidresilient member, and integral keepers spaced from the marginal keepersand from each other for engaging the inner edges of said resilientmembelg and means for attaching said bar to the vehicle frame.

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand this 28th day of March 1916.

Vat. J. KLoTznAcH, WM. M. Mormon.

